Culture has become accepted as an important and constitutive element in the domain of business management. A great deal of research has been undertaken on the nature and effect of corporate culture and a limited amount of research has examined the conflict between corporate and national culture....

This article sets out the state of the South African wine market at the latter end of the year 2001. Whilst it has not recovered fully from world sanctions the damage has mostly been eliminated. Extensive recent publicity including both well‐ and ill‐informed criticism suggests a bright...

Examines some of the issues faced by South African manufacturing concerns and considers in particular the chemical industry. Considers the macro‐environmental factors with particular reference to the political environment, unemployment and violence, and the effect of the removal of sanctions....

Purpose – The links between quality and customer satisfaction, retention and loyalty in offline retail settings are well established. It therefore seems fair to posit that quality will also be a determinant of online retailer success. This assumption motivated Wolfinbarger and Gilly to develop...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate reactions to the divine proportion (a ratio of 1: 1.618) in logo design across different cultures. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a survey in three different countries: Australia, Singapore and South Africa. Findings –...

Compares the personal ethical ideologies of idealism and relativism of American marketers with their South African counterparts. The perceptions of ethical problems, ethical intentions, and coporate ethical values of the parties are also contrasted. The findings indicate that South Africans were...

The Internet is an important new channel for commerce in a wide range of industries. While the opportunities afforded by this phenomenon seem readily apparent, there is still much debate and speculation on exactly how the use of the Internet and in particular the World Wide Web will affect...

This article discusses the nature of quality achievement in industry. The characteristics of the Japanese approach to quality and management are examined, and the importance of employee participation and involvement in contributing to quality achievement is noted. In this context the South...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible moderating role of organisational characteristics (organisational structure, management style and decision-making style) in the relationship between strategy and organisational performance among large construction organisations in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the profile of accounting research in the two academic accounting research journals in South Africa ( Meditari Accountancy Research and SA Journal of Accounting Research ) during the ten‐year period from 2000 to 2009....